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The introduction of the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025 in both Houses of Parliament has sparked hope and relief among India’s thalassaemia community, which has long advocated for stronger safeguards, uniform standards, and accountability in the country’s blood transfusion system.

For many patients, the moment is deeply personal.

Suneha Paul, a 23-year-old beta-thalassaemia patient from West Bengal, was returning from the market when she received a call from a fellow patient in Delhi informing her that the new legislation had been tabled. Diagnosed at two months old and transfusion-dependent since infancy, Suneha contracted HIV at the age of eight due to contaminated blood.

“It could have saved me from a lifetime of stigma if it had come earlier, but bet

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